CAIRO (KABC) -- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is reportedly under house arrest after the military ultimatum expired Wednesday, reports Al Hayat TV.

Morsi's spokesman denied the report, according to ABC News, but word of the house arrest provoked cheers in Tahrir Square.

This comes as Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions before their afternoon ultimatum expired.

The military stationed officers in the newsroom of state television on the banks of the Nile River in central Cairo. Troops were deployed in news-production areas.

Officers from the army's media department moved inside the newsroom and were monitoring output, though not yet interfering, staffers said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the arrangements.

This move shows the military's preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist president when an afternoon ultimatum expires.

Earlier Wednesday, Egyptian leaders met with the army chief. This meeting also signaled the military was taking concrete moves toward implementing its plan to replace Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader who came to office a year ago.

The clock is ticking and no one is really sure exactly what will happen when the deadline is reached. It was imposed by Egypt's military Tuesday after massive demonstrations in the nation's capitol and it will be reached at 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. PT.

Under a plan leaked to state media, the military would install a new interim leadership, the Islamist-backed constitution suspended and the Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved.

LOL. “I am Jihad!!!!” Were I an Egyptian I would not want to go on TV supporting Morsi right about now. It might be exciting at the moment, but once the army cements control there will be special squads “dissapearing” anyone even slightly inconvenient.

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posted on 07/03/2013 9:45:09 AM PDT
by jboot
(It can happen here because it IS happening here.)

“I’m just a bird in a golden cage” singing with crocodile tears..... po’ ooody poody. There is an answer ms. beard. Leave the queer. Course she’s a goner if she tried. What sickness, like bill and hill. Or better the old commie husband wife teams.

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